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Masinloc's main Roman Catholic church, built in the Baroque style during the Spanish era in 1713 using coral stone. It was declared a national cultural treasure by the Philippine government in 2001.
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of San Andres, commonly known as Masinloc Church, is an 18th-century Baroque style Roman Catholic church located at Brgy. South Poblacion, Masinloc, Zambales, Philippines. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Andrew the Apostle, is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Iba. The church is unusual among Spanish-era churches in the Central Luzon region for having been built with coral instead of adobe, and was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines along with 25 other Spanish-era churches in 2001.
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